The anniversary passed, it was a little over a year ago I had RARP. After a rough start with lots of leakage, frustration, some pain, etc, now after about a year, other than some stress leakage and getting up one or twice a night, things are pretty much back to normal. Unfortunately, there is still no sign of movement in that area, but I am alive. Would I do it again if it was needed, the answer is a definite yes, you have to look at the big picture. I think retiring to Portugal was the right thing to do to eliminate stress which doesn't help anything. To all here, especially Adrian, I couldn't have done this without your support. I intend to keep in touch and try to help others as they go through this.